341 High Town Road, Luton, LU2 0DB

341 High Town Road is a mid-terrace house in Luton (LU2 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 39 m² this is the 10th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 13–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (51 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

At 39 m² the property is well over the postcode median (17 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold January 2020 for £225,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year.